{"id":107644,"date":"2017-07-12T01:10:44","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T01:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/safarifrank.com\/mission-save-the-rhinos\/"},"modified":"2023-12-03T16:12:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T16:12:20","slug":"mission-save-the-rhinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safarifrank.com\/uk\/blog\/mission-save-the-rhinos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission: Save the rhinos!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Guest Name:<\/h2>\n<p>Susan Gilles<\/p>\n<h2>Time of travel:<\/h2>\n<p><em>June 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destinations:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Safari type:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Rhino Conservation Tour<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3 words to describe your trip?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amazing, inspiring, life-changing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Why did you decide to go on a rhino conservation safari?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have been passionate about wildlife especially rhinos for a while now. I wanted to get involved somehow other than online. I wanted to be on the ground actually doing something and seeing what is actually being done to save them. I feel we all are here sharing this planet and we all need to do our part to save it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Do you feel through the safari that we have made a difference?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I feel I did make a difference but it is hard to feel like you are ever doing enough. It is a war against poaching and it is never-ending.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Name your favourite activity and why?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The notching was such an up close and personal experience and hard to top. Putting my hands on a wild rhino was precious &#8211; a moment that I&#8217;ll always remember and likely not get to do again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What was your best wildlife encounter?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The walking through the bush and seeing animals so close makes you feel so vulnerable. The Rangers we were with were incredible!<\/p>\n<h2>Why would you recommend a conservation safari to others?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is a great way to give back and see for yourself what is being done.<\/p>\n<h2>How was your experience working with SAFARI FRANK?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wonderful! They are very accommodating and provided such an intimate African experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Where is next on your Africa bucketlist?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Botswana with SAFARI FRANK!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Name: Susan Gilles Time of travel: June 2017 Destinations: Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa &nbsp; Safari type: Rhino Conservation Tour &nbsp; 3 words to describe your trip? &nbsp; Amazing, inspiring, life-changing. &nbsp; Why did you decide to go on a rhino conservation safari? &nbsp; I have been passionate about wildlife especially rhinos for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":55871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-622","series-guest-stories-and-experiences"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.6 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mission: Save the rhinos! | SAFARI FRANK UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I have been passionate about wildlife especially rhinos for a while now. 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